not today, today quite fresh across the north with a breeze coming from the north with a breeze coming from the atlantic and a bit of rain. that is riding around this area of high pressure which is to the south of us so this is where this settled sunny weather is at the moment. with the jet stream to the north of us next week there is a large area of settled weather may be building across the uk and that is going to allow temperatures to rise. so the forecast for this afternoon, cool and breezy and cloudy across the northern half of uk, around 18 in belfast, very warm in the south of the country at mid 20s. then through the country at mid 20s. then through the course of tonight a band of cloud and rain moving from north to south. still quite warm in the morning around 16 in london, a bit fresher in belfast and glasgow at around 12, 1a degrees. tomorrow we start off cloudy first thing but by the afternoon sunshine breaks through and it should be a beautiful day along the north
the world will stop warming. we ll bring you all the latest on the impact of the heatwave. our other main story this lunchtime: five will become four the latest round in the battle to become the next prime minister takes place later today. commentator: and it s a fifth title! unbelievable! and a record fifth women s 100 metre world title for jamaica s shelly ann fraser pryce, but there s disapointment for gb s dina asher smith, who finishes fourth. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after winning the first two one day internationals, england s women take on south africa, looking for a clean sweep in the third and final odi in leicester. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect, meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. parts of england could be hotter than the we
nuclear plant in ukraine. the area s currently under russia s control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. now on bbc news: talking movies godfather special. a warning this programme contains violent images from the film. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of an italian american crime family in new york in the 1940s and 50s. it was, for a time, the highest grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. hello from new york, i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies godfather anniversary special. half a century on, we
health security agency. at ten o clock there ll be a full round up of the days news. next it s time for our world reporter danny vincent follows those who have lived through hong kong s street protest movement, both as activists and reporters, many of whom are now in prison. china is cracking down on hong kong. it s 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dare to speak out. we ve spent time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017, but in the last two years i have witnessed first hand the dramatic transformation of the city. this isjennifer, one of thousands who once protested against the government. arrested with a0 others in 2019, she is now preparing for prison life. i don
but senior republicans including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn. fifty years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith is at the supreme court for us now. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 yea